Clinical Practice Lead

NHS; Paignton; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity with the NHS for a Clinical Practice Lead in the Older Adults community mental health team. This role involves leadership and support for staff delivering high-quality care, focusing on person-centred practice and multidisciplinary collaboration. The position is part-time at the Chadwell Centre in Paignton, offering a competitive salary and a chance to make a direct impact in mental health services within the community.

Qualifications

• 5 years post qualifying work in community and inpatient mental health.
• Experience in clinical supervision and leading advanced clinical roles.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical practice and provide supervision and mentoring to staff.
• Manage a clinical caseload and ensure compliance with care standards.
• Chair meetings and engage with multidisciplinary teams for high-quality services.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Risk assessment and management

Teaching and training

Quality improvement

Education

Professional mental health qualification to degree level

Post Graduate qualification relevant to specialism

Leadership or quality improvement qualification

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical practice lead, based at Chadwell Centre, Paignton working 30 hours per week in the Older Adults community mental health team.

You will be part of the core leadership team.

You will be responsible for overseeing and supporting staff with providing high quality community care for older adults.

You will use your skills and experience to deliver person centred, personalised care which inspires hope and recovery.

You will play a key role in multidisciplinary team working and multiple agencies on a daily basis.

You will lead team members in clinical practice through training, supervision, coaching and mentoring. You will lead the team with embedding clinically effective evidenced based practice.

Main duties of the job

You will carry a small caseload of clients.

To lead on referral triage and allocation decisions.

To be available when required to offer support and advice to clinical staff and able to offer support to duty and in urgent /complex situations.

To support the team with completing complex assessments.

To offer support to clinical staff by offering joint visits to assist in risk formulations and care planning for complex cases.

You will support with identifying team training needs, performance and organise and implement delivery programmes including physical health monitoring and Personalised care framework.

You will be expected to complete audits and identify Quality Improvement factors.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Details Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9369-25-0419

Job locations

Chadwell Centre

Torquay Road

Paignton

Devon

TQ3 2DW

Job description Job responsibilities

The Community Practice Leader is responsible for ensuring compliance with quality andsafety standards within their assigned teams. They will ensure that all individuals receiving care and treatment from OPMH services do so in line with Trust strategic values.

The key responsibilities of this role are as follows:

Empower people who use the service to make choices and decisions around their care and treatment

Champion dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect

Prioritise demand and allocate/delegate accordingly

Lone working at times

Quality improvement and ensuring high standards of clinical effectiveness

Audits

Compliance with CQC standards

Managing complaints and compliments

Learning from experience and support a safe service by ensuring incidents are reported

Supporting learners to have a meaningful placement experience

Advanced clinical delivery and leading others in their clinical practice through training, supervision, coaching and mentoring

Managing a clinical complex caseload

Having a sound knowledge and experience in the Dementia Strategy and embedding this within a community framework.

Making clinical triage decision on receipt of internal and external referrals

Being part of the core leadership team within your allocated team.

Chairing meetings, including clinical and safeguarding

Clinical knowledge and experience of comorbidities and frailty which affect care and treatment associated when treating a mental health condition.

Job description Job responsibilities

The Community Practice Leader is responsible for ensuring compliance with quality andsafety standards within their assigned teams. They will ensure that all individuals receiving care and treatment from OPMH services do so in line with Trust strategic values.

The key responsibilities of this role are as follows:

Empower people who use the service to make choices and decisions around their care and treatment

Champion dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect

Prioritise demand and allocate/delegate accordingly

Lone working at times

Quality improvement and ensuring high standards of clinical effectiveness

Audits

Compliance with CQC standards

Managing complaints and compliments

Learning from experience and support a safe service by ensuring incidents are reported

Supporting learners to have a meaningful placement experience

Advanced clinical delivery and leading others in their clinical practice through training, supervision, coaching and mentoring

Managing a clinical complex caseload

Having a sound knowledge and experience in the Dementia Strategy and embedding this within a community framework.

Making clinical triage decision on receipt of internal and external referrals

Being part of the core leadership team within your allocated team.

Chairing meetings, including clinical and safeguarding

Clinical knowledge and experience of comorbidities and frailty which affect care and treatment associated when treating a mental health condition.

Person Specification Experience Essential

• 5 years post qualifying work, including community and inpatient mental health
• Risk assessment and management
• Clinical leadership
• Other relevant post registration experience
• Understanding of research principles
• Teaching, training and or supervision of clinical staff
• Experience of working in a senior or advanced clinical role

Desirable

• Ability to interpret research and apply to practice
• Transformational work

Qualifications Essential

• A professional mental health qualification to degree level or equivalent
• Post Graduate qualification relevant to specialism CBT, NMP, DBT, etc.
• Evidence of commitment to life-long learning and continuing professional development
• Leadership or quality improvement qualification

Desirable

• Management qualification
• Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff

Person Specification Experience Essential

• 5 years post qualifying work, including community and inpatient mental health
• Risk assessment and management
• Clinical leadership
• Other relevant post registration experience
• Understanding of research principles
• Teaching, training and or supervision of clinical staff
• Experience of working in a senior or advanced clinical role

Desirable

• Ability to interpret research and apply to practice
• Transformational work

Qualifications Essential

• A professional mental health qualification to degree level or equivalent
• Post Graduate qualification relevant to specialism CBT, NMP, DBT, etc.
• Evidence of commitment to life-long learning and continuing professional development
• Leadership or quality improvement qualification

Desirable

• Management qualification
• Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Chadwell Centre

Torquay Road

Paignton

Devon

TQ3 2DW

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Chadwell Centre

Torquay Road

Paignton

Devon

TQ3 2DW

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)